---
title: 'Down Periscope (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David S. Ward'
released: '1996-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 92
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/down-periscope-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116130/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Down Periscope (1996)

1996 · 92 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Down Periscope is a 1996 American military comedy submarine film directed by David S. Ward, produced by Robert Lawrence, and starring Kelsey Grammer, Lauren Holly, and Rob Schneider along with Bruce Dern, Harry Dean Stanton, William H. Macy, and Rip Torn in supporting roles. Released by 20th Century Fox on March 1, 1996, the film focuses on Lieutenant Commander Thomas Dodge, a capable, if somewhat unorthodox, U.S. Navy officer who fights to save his career after being saddled with a group of misfit seamen who have been brought together as the crew of his first command, USS Stingray, a rusty, obsolete World War II-era diesel submarine that is the focus of a special naval war game, supervised by a bitter rival who is fighting to bury Dodge's career by any means necessary.

## Credits

- **Director:** [David S. Ward](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-s-ward)
- **Screenplay:** [Hugh Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-wilson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Randy Edelman](https://cinepixo.com/people/randy-edelman)
- **Producer:** [Robert Lawrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-lawrence)
- **Director of Photography:** [Victor Hammer](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-hammer)
- **Editor:** [William M. Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-m-anderson)

## Cast

- [Ken Hudson Campbell](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-hudson-campbell)
- [Kelsey Grammer](https://cinepixo.com/people/kelsey-grammer)
- [Rob Schneider](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-schneider)
- [Bradford Tatum](https://cinepixo.com/people/bradford-tatum)
- [Bruce Dern](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-dern)
- [James Martin Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-martin-jr)
- [Harland Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/harland-williams)
- [Jonathan Penner](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-penner)
- [Lauren Holly](https://cinepixo.com/people/lauren-holly)
- [Duane Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/duane-martin)
- [Toby Huss](https://cinepixo.com/people/toby-huss)
- [Rip Torn](https://cinepixo.com/people/rip-torn)
- [William H. Macy](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-macy)
- [Patton Oswalt](https://cinepixo.com/people/patton-oswalt)
- [James Harper](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-harper)

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